Radians
 
Purpose 
Converts angleInDegrees to radians.
Format 
Radians(angleInDegrees)
Parameters 
angleInDegrees - any numeric expression or field containing a numeric expression, in degrees
Data type returned 
number
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
The parameters for FileMaker Pro trigonometric functions must be expressed in radians. If the values you want to use as parameters in a trigonometric equation are in degrees, use this function to convert them to radians first. A degree is equal to Pi/180 radians.
Equation
Examples 
Radians(45) returns .78539816....
Sin(Radians(30)) returns .5.
Related topics 
Functions reference (category list)
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
About formulas
About functions
Defining calculation fields
Using operators in formulas
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